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While we wait...

Posted by ohoh7For group 0
ohoh7
GM, 2 posts
Mon 15 Feb 2021
at 18:19
  • msg #1

While we wait...

Kassidy appears sullen and removed from the action. Despite the exciting events occurring she retreats to a nearby tree and stares off blankly while dealing with her inner demons.

The burly lumberjack shakes his head, looks slightly concerned, and then lets out a boisterous laugh.  Hah!  Boris say it is no time to rest!  There is villians to slay, treasures to pocket, and mead to drink!  And think of the starving children.  She is so strong and so sad.  Boris can make her happy. Boris will wait for Kassidy.
Ezra
player, 1 post
Mon 15 Feb 2021
at 19:18
  • msg #2

While we wait...

Ezra suddenly feels the weight of all his 70+ years. For a brief moment, he feels lost and unsure of what has happened over the last few months. The moment passes and a look of resolve returns to his old visage. He realizes that he does not need to bear this weight alone. Looking fondly at the other, he can count on those around him.


Did we use italics to say things out of character last time?

Did I teach that crow to sit menacingly on my shoulder and say grim and dark things?

Also will I get a separate NPC character thread so I can still post as the dog?

ohoh7
GM, 3 posts
Tue 16 Feb 2021
at 00:32
  • msg #3

While we wait...

I think we used orange font or something last time, but let's just use italics for saying things out of character and bold for dialogue.

You'll have to wait and see about the crow.  :)

I created a new player (Ben the dog) for you. Let me know if that works.
ohoh7
GM, 4 posts
Tue 16 Feb 2021
at 00:36
  • msg #4

While we wait...

Actually, looks like we used:

Bold for dialogue with quotes
Italics for inner thoughts
Orange for OOC. You can highlight text with a color by selecting it in the styled text menu, lower right.
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:36, Tue 16 Feb 2021.
Ben the dog
player, 1 post
Tue 16 Feb 2021
at 00:41
  • msg #5

While we wait...

Woof Woof

When am I getting fed? I want Chicken!
This message was last edited by the player at 00:42, Tue 16 Feb 2021.
ohoh7
GM, 5 posts
Tue 16 Feb 2021
at 07:34
  • msg #6

Down to one!!!

Everyone is on rpol except for Brett. I'll text him tomorrow.
Kassidy
player, 1 post
Tue 16 Feb 2021
at 14:24
  • msg #7

Down to one!!!

I'm just checking out the color thing...
Yup, it works

Oh, and I'm just now finishing up Journal 1 and I've read the first two pages of world setting in the Evernight book. "I think I can, I think I can..." I haven't done this much non-work related reading in a very long time.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:26, Tue 16 Feb 2021.
Ezra
player, 2 posts
Tue 16 Feb 2021
at 16:20
  • msg #8

Down to one!!!

I've read the first and the last (and the summary) at this point. I'm going to try to read through one journal entry a day until I get caught up.

I think the last one is the important one. It seems to have the quite a bit of exposition/background/what's really happening info in it (although it also has a bunch of spoilers for what came before ... so if you want to read it sequentially and be surprised at our antics ... that's probably the best (but slowest) way to get caught up).

Spoiler text: (Highlight or hover over the text to view)

The way I currently understand it:
1. We've just arrived back to the caves with the refugees after a successful supply run.
2. We've learned the origins of the Spiders (how they were created by the mysterious Sa Karan wizard race ... and that they were banished to another dimension). Evil Sa Karan might be the "Masters" of the Spider race (iirc .. not 100% sure about that).
3. They want to experiment on humans (& maybe halflings) (but kill other demi-humans outright (elves, dwarves)). Humans were created by Sa Karan originally.
4. We've found a portal to their dimension, but it was gated and we had no way through.
5. We know the Spiders have killed the King and all of his heroes (i.e. the Nine?). I think we have all of the Nine accounted for at this point...
6. We know the Spiders have captured the Princess (now Queen?) (probably planning to experiment on her).
7. We know that Lord Herrick leads the refugees and wants a big showdown with the Spiders. We've secured the allegiance of the Orcs & the Dwarves (& I vaguely recall the Lumberjacks/Woodsmen ... not 100% sure of the last one).

What we need to do (as I see it):
1. Rescue the Princess!
2. Help build the resistance (i.e. Lord Herrick's Army). Attain the allegiance of the Elves maybe? I believe there's some other human city-states as well that live down the coast. Thematically, it does feel like we should go get the Elves to help too.
3. Inspire the Refuges to not give up hope.
4. Get Buzzby some better pipeweed! Whatever he's been smoking stinks up the camp!
5. More chicken for Ben the dog!
6. Teach Nute to shave ... cause that thing on his upper lip is just embarrassing at this point.

ohoh7
GM, 6 posts
Wed 17 Feb 2021
at 03:56
  • msg #9

Down to one!!!

Just seeing these last few posts make me so happy. Can't wait until we can start the show!

The circle is complete: we are all on rpol now!

Post when you have 1) checked your character sheet and 2) read enough of the journals to think you're ready. I know it's a lot, but the one-journal-a-day is how I did it.  I still need to provide a synopsis of the last scene in the Timeline and get ready for ACT V!!!
ohoh7
GM, 7 posts
Wed 17 Feb 2021
at 03:57
  • msg #10

Down to one!!!

Let's use Aqua instead of orange for OOC. It is less obnoxious.
ohoh7
GM, 8 posts
Wed 17 Feb 2021
at 07:13
  • msg #11

Down to one!!!

Kassidy
player, 2 posts
Wed 17 Feb 2021
at 13:59
  • msg #12

Down to one!!!

In reply to ohoh7 (msg # 11):

Is Kanka down? I can't access the journals anymore.
Ezra
player, 3 posts
Wed 17 Feb 2021
at 17:38
  • msg #13

Down to one!!!

In reply to Kassidy (msg # 12):

I'm currently able to get to it.
ohoh7
GM, 9 posts
Thu 18 Feb 2021
at 07:01
  • msg #14

Down to one!!!

Cam, it's working for me. Let me know if you are still having access problems.
Kassidy
player, 3 posts
Thu 18 Feb 2021
at 13:49
  • msg #15

Down to one!!!

In reply to ohoh7 (msg # 14):

It gave me 404 errors all day yesterday but appears to be just fine now. I redid my bookmark link just in case. All is fine now... nothing to see here...
Ezra
player, 5 posts
Mon 22 Feb 2021
at 02:05
  • msg #16

I am ready to go!

I am as ready as I am ever going to get to go! IAARAIAEGTGTG (for short).

I might need to ask some questions though (i.e. what does "d8" mean?).

Ezra and Ben
ohoh7
GM, 18 posts
Mon 22 Feb 2021
at 07:23
  • msg #17

I am ready to go!

In reply to Ezra (msg # 16):

d8 is rolling one, 8-sided die.
Ezra
player, 6 posts
Mon 22 Feb 2021
at 22:10
  • msg #18

I am ready to go!

In reply to ohoh7 (msg # 17):

How about d4? :)

Also, can I scatter some d4's on the floor to keep from being chased?
Kassidy
player, 4 posts
Tue 23 Feb 2021
at 18:44
  • msg #19

I am ready to go!

I am ready-ish to go. I still have a long way to read, and I need to follow Daryl's example and just jump to the last chapter, but I can wing it for now.

What dice rolling utility is everyone using? The dice roller here? I figure that's the easiest since we can cut and paste, correct?
Ezra
player, 7 posts
Tue 23 Feb 2021
at 22:04
  • msg #20

I am ready to go!

In reply to Kassidy (msg # 19):

rpol has the best dice roller that I've ever found (oddly enough). It might be the odd way my brain works, but the syntax they use for the "manual" way of specifying dice just works for me. I just need to remember to select the "reroll max" option.
Kassidy
player, 5 posts
Wed 24 Feb 2021
at 05:33
  • msg #21

I am ready to go!

In reply to Kassidy (msg # 19):

I read the journal timeline and that helped give me a quick synopsis of things. It's still my goal to read at least one page (some journal days are longer than others, hence page, not journal entry) a day until I get to a point of high confidence.

So yeah... let's get this party going!
ohoh7
GM, 19 posts
Thu 25 Feb 2021
at 06:34
  • msg #22

I am ready to go!

Yes, we'll use the dice roller here in rpol. As Daryl said, it is surprisingly good!
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:48, Fri 26 Feb 2021.
ohoh7
GM, 20 posts
Thu 25 Feb 2021
at 06:34
  • msg #23

I am ready to go!

Thanks for the green light Daryl and Cam! I'll bug Jay, Brett, and Nathan tomorrow.
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:48, Fri 26 Feb 2021.
Kassidy
player, 6 posts
Wed 10 Mar 2021
at 04:55
  • msg #24

I am ready to go!

I got another journal entry read.
One step closer...
Ezra
player, 8 posts
Wed 10 Mar 2021
at 19:31
  • msg #25

I am ready to go!

I'm on 4.3 (nearing the end).

It's basically reading the book.

I must admit to some tears when we fought the wight (and that was really not our strongest showing ... it was hilarious how badly we rolled)
Kassidy
player, 7 posts
Wed 24 Mar 2021
at 04:15
  • msg #26

I am ready to go!

I'm not missing something, am I? Is there another thread I'm not seeing? I'm starting to get worried about you all. Was it something I said?
Ezra
player, 9 posts
Wed 24 Mar 2021
at 04:22
  • msg #27

I am ready to go!

I'm still here!

I just finished the final chapter. Wow ... that was a lot of rat fights.
Kassidy
player, 8 posts
Wed 24 Mar 2021
at 17:11
  • msg #28

I am ready to go!

In reply to Ezra (msg # 27):

LOL
I know. Rats are the go-to minion in this world.
You and I may have to go on a mini-side adventure while we're waiting. I got all pumped up about playing again and I feel like I"m holding my breath.
Ezra
player, 10 posts
Wed 24 Mar 2021
at 19:01
  • msg #29

I am ready to go!

I think whoever wrote Evernight had a serious fear of rats.

We killed so many rats through the course of this adventure! I actually feel kinda sorry for them.

I've been listening to Overly Sarcastic Production videos in the background. This one made me think of Buzzby.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyp2-Ol6MD8

As an aside, her summary of the Journey to the West is one of the best things on youtube.
Ben the Mastiff
player, 2 posts
Fri 2 Apr 2021
at 00:05
  • msg #30

I am ready to go!

Are we just waiting on everyone to get caught up...

The dog is ready to go!
Kassidy
player, 9 posts
Mon 5 Apr 2021
at 13:02
  • msg #31

I am ready to go!

In reply to Ben the Mastiff (msg # 30):

That's why I asked what I asked. I didn't know if maybe I missed something somewhere or maybe I said something that ran everyone away. Kassidy can be mean like that.

I assumed we were still waiting on the other players. Is there an status update, Paul?
ohoh7
GM, 21 posts
Tue 6 Apr 2021
at 06:19
  • msg #32

I am ready to go!

We are still waiting for Brett, Jay, and Nathan. I've asked all of them multiple times to post and say they were ready, and I can't even get one post from them. That is not giving me a warm fuzzy on actually having regular postings.  :)

I'll send another email this week and texts and a few carrier pigeons to see if I can get things moving.

Daryl and Cam, I'm glad you too are so excited about this. I am too!
Kassidy
player, 10 posts
Fri 16 Apr 2021
at 14:18
  • msg #33

While we wait...

The others are still standing around gazing off into the distance, not saying anything. Of course, I've done nothing to prompt deep conversation, but that's on them. I climb the nearest tree and settle myself in for a long nap. I wish I had a lute. I wish I could play a lute. Maybe I'll have to visit that little tavern I saw on the way here. There's got to be some good music I'd imagine... and if not I can get some kicks by taking down the largest guy in the place. Exercise would do me good. But for now... (yawn)... I'll just settle down for a little rest... (yaawn)... and wait for these nimrods to... zzzzz
Ben the Mastiff
player, 3 posts
Mon 19 Apr 2021
at 16:05
  • msg #34

While we wait...

Woof! Woof! Ben barks at the woman up in the tree. Why won't she come down and play with me! The least she could do is to throw down a stick. Soooo many sticks in the tree! I could chew on a stick ... Wait .... was that a Squirrel!

So apparently, there is a Talisman Star Wars coming out. I'm not sure what I think about that...
Buzzby
player, 1 post
Wed 21 Apr 2021
at 16:23
  • msg #35

While we wait...

Emerging from cloud of thick greenish smoke a confident gnomish wizard strides.  cough cough hack hack ptoiii!   Oi, I 'ope your not waitin on me. I just needed to finish off some business with Muther 'arkness.  She don't like it win I scurry off wit'ou finishin the job.
Ben the Mastiff
player, 4 posts
Wed 21 Apr 2021
at 21:57
  • msg #36

While we wait...

Ben the dog, overcome with emotion at seeing the mighty Buzzby zooms around the cavern. Ultimately, he jumps up and down, licking the remains of lunch off the wizard's face and peeing on his shoes.
Ezra
player, 11 posts
Fri 23 Apr 2021
at 16:00
  • msg #37

While we wait...


Anybody playing any good games lately? I'm always looking for good ones to play with the family.

I somehow got a copy of Warhammer Quest: Cursed City, so I've been burning my hobby time putting together the miniatures for that. They're beautiful, but not for the novice/faint of heart. I'm planning on making my kids play with me (that's why I had them after all! :-)).

I also pulled out my old copy of Magic Realm the other day/month (the 1970's was the pinnacle of boardgame design donchaknow) and it was a pretty big hit too! The Boy played the Woods Girl and sniped monsters in the Deep Woods and the Girl played the Berserker and berserked her way across the Realm. I played the Dwarf and got eaten by Giant Bats...

Buzzby
player, 2 posts
Mon 10 May 2021
at 19:40
  • msg #38

While we wait...

Oi, its good ta see ya again ol boyo!  Whar's yer pappy at now eh? Oi ya mangey kur wots this now?  Buzzby shifts from his delight to disgust as the hound relieves himself on his boots. First ya treed Kassi now ya peed me! Whars yer manners!

My family is playing a lot of poetry for Neanderthals lately.  You get to whack your partner with an inflatable club  and yell "NO!" when they do something wrong.  It is a good way to release pent up rage.
Ben the Mastiff
player, 5 posts
Mon 10 May 2021
at 20:02
  • msg #39

While we wait...

Ben gives a goofy smile, his butt going out of control for a moment or two. Then sits down and looks up expectantly for some form of snack.

Poetry for Neanderthals comes with an inflatable club! I'm sold. The boy needs a good beatin'.

We played Wingspan for Mother's Day. It's a good game, and after having played it a few hundred times, I'm starting to learn the names for a bunch of birds!
Ben the Mastiff
player, 6 posts
Wed 26 May 2021
at 00:21
  • msg #40

While we wait...


Played a game of Blitz Bowl with the boy yesterday. Literal Fantasy Football that takes place in a dungeon. My Undead Team against his Skaven/Ratmen team.

I was down 5 points going into the last 2 plays. I managed a clean sweep of the scoring objectives (taking all 3 ... gives a bonus of 2 points) after my Ghoul threw an obstructed pass for a touchdown to a Skeleton on a 6 on a d6! The crowd went wild as I scored 8 points in a single turn, putting me ahead by 3.

The devious Skaven came back strong on the final play though, sneaking a Rat lineman into the endzone and using their speed to scoop up the ball. A long pass needing a 5 or 6 to tie up the game ... and it goes wide!

The buzzer sounds and the Undead wins! Woooooohoooo!!!

This message was last edited by the player at 00:23, Wed 26 May 2021.
Kassidy
player, 11 posts
Fri 4 Jun 2021
at 20:54
  • msg #41

While we wait...

Sorry everyone, I sort of forgot about this for a bit there.

Daryl, finding a Cursed City is supremely lucky. Good jorb on that!

Is Blitz Bowl a variation of Blood Bowl or a competitor to it?

Talisman Star Wars, Harry Potter, Batman and Kingdom Hearts are kind of killing my love of the game. One is great. Four (and more on the way) is a bit much and frankly I don't have enough time to play the original.
I got the super special edition Talisman RPG but the thing is so riddled with editorial issues it's hard for me to read. It look pretty on the shelf next to all my 2nd and 4th edition Talisman boxes though.

We've been doing a lot of low to medium weight cooperatives. My girls do not get along so competitive play doesn't work in my house anymore. So the Funko Back to the Future and Ravensburger's Horrified are the current "most played".
Ezra
player, 12 posts
Thu 17 Jun 2021
at 17:00
  • msg #42

While we wait...


Blitz Bowl is the "starter" Blood Bowl that GW sells exclusively through Barne's and Noble. It's a surprisingly fun beer and pretzel's game. It doesn't hurt that I've somehow managed to pick up a few (like 8-10) blood bowl teams over the years ... so I can field a pretty large swathe of the optional content that comes in the box.

I also got Lord's of Waterdeep recently, I like it. It's very much a simpler (and easier to understand) version of Agricola. Since one of my issues with Agricola is it's difficult to grasp how "well" you're doing wrt score at any particular time ... I think it's a slight improvement.

The current big hit is "Marrying Mr. Darcy". We went through a Jane Austen kick with the kid's a few years back after listening to Pride and Prejudice during a long car trip. When we got home we saw the Kiera Knightly movie, and then the "Death at Pemberly Hall" on Netflix. When Ethan can handle it, maybe we'll watch "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies". Last game three of the four of us all tried to marry Col. Fitzwilhem and he turned us all down! Then to add insult to injury we ended up as bitter and alone Old Maids ... it was hilarious!

Kassidy
player, 12 posts
Thu 15 Jul 2021
at 14:39
  • msg #43

While we wait...

In reply to Ezra (msg # 42):

That would explain why I'm clueless on the Blitz Bowl. The Target and B&N exclusives have been a massive thorn in the side, not because of lack of sales but lack of information. Games Workshop, as one example, does not send out alerts to us that they're doing a new product with X exclusive contract, so all we get is random call from customer saying "can you get this in? I'd like to buy through you" and then I spend a week trying to figure out why it exists on BoardGameGeek but not in any catalog or website. The industry keeps coming up with new ways to use my time.

Waterdeep and Darcy are definitely modern classics. I miss the story driven games like Darcy. Most everyone I play with wants heavy thinkers. I'm all for puzzle games from time to time but I need to mix it up too.
Chris moved back to New Mexico so I'm out my normal "lighter faire" gaming buddy.

Any word from Paul and the others?
Ezra
player, 13 posts
Tue 20 Jul 2021
at 17:34
  • msg #44

While we wait...

No word from Paul in a while.

I still check in here occasionally though.

We've been revisiting Love Letter while we eat lately. It's probably the best game of its style out there. It's alway fun when you make a lucky guess with a Guard on the first turn and take someone out.

I also picked up GW's Dominion box set (mainly for the cool old style orcs ... they look like they'll fit in well with the 100+ Grenadier Orcs I painted when I still lived in Colorado Springs).

Boulder currently has 3 game/hobby shops! I don't know how long that will last for, it doesn't feel like we're big enough to support three.
Kassidy
player, 13 posts
Tue 31 Aug 2021
at 14:34
  • msg #45

While we wait...

In reply to Ezra (msg # 44):

I sent him a personal email and reached out through facebook but got no reply. I'm still on board so I check everyother week or so.

I keep imagining doing a narrative side story with just Kassidy and Ezra but not sure how to do it beyond just "add on a story" style which can get stale fast with two people.

GW has been pumping out the amazing large boxes. The Orc set was astounding and the new Kill Team box is pretty amazing too. I'm glad I'm not a miniaturist or I'd be drowning in "to do" lists.

Colorado Springs is up to 9 game stores, 3 comic shops with gaming, 2 hobby towns, and 6 strictly comics that still sell pokemon/magic cards. Throw in Barnes & Noble, Target and Walmart selling designer games and the total number of competitors in this market is well over 30. I'm ASTOUNDED that I'm still in business.
ohoh7
GM, 22 posts
Sat 4 Sep 2021
at 04:18
  • msg #46

While we wait...

I'm here! Sorry I went dark for a long time.

I started a new job in AWS that has been more stressful and I've been busy enjoying the 3 months of a summer we get here in Seattle at our lake cabin.

Give me until the end of September when things wind down (and rain becomes the norm) and we will get this party started!

As for games, I've been playing a lot of Shadows of Brimstone/Forbidden Fortress which is now my favorite game. I've also been playing Eldritch Horror, which would be so much fun to play with all of you. Morgan and I continue to play two-player Marvel Munchkin (I created a two player variant that is more fun than playing with 3 players), but I'm losing her to teenage years as I did with Ella. I need friends nearby but it just isn't in the cards. It makes me sad.
Ezra
player, 14 posts
Wed 15 Sep 2021
at 20:04
  • msg #47

While we wait...

I'm still here! (I know everyone was very concerned).

I drove through Longmont last weekend (Ethan had a Cross Country Meet there) and they have 4 specialty game stores (not including the Barnes and Noble).

We haven't played anything new recently, although I got a hold of a copy of the Poetry for Neanderthals game. So I might try breaking that out this weekend. Both kids are almost always swamped by homework ... wrecking my board game fun.

Shadows over Brimstone looks interesting, but I already have too many minis to paint.
Buzzby
player, 3 posts
Thu 16 Sep 2021
at 20:24
  • msg #48

While we wait...

In reply to Ezra (msg # 47):

Yes, activity here once more that is encouraging.  I'm please you're giving poetry for Neanderthals a try.  I find giving my kids a good bonk with an inflatable club is very satisfying.    Hope you enjoy.
Kassidy
player, 14 posts
Thu 28 Oct 2021
at 13:03
  • msg #49

While we wait...

In reply to ohoh7 (msg # 46):

I had given you all up for dead. So glad to know you all still live!

For the kids, I can get Erin to do brain games... abstracts, Ingenious, Chess, Cathedral... but to be honest I think I am the problem there. It doesn't interest me as much as it does her. Still, she spends time with me, so that's a plus. For Claire, it has to have a tie-in to Anime or Video games. So I can get Kingdom Hearts Talisman on the table but not regular Talisman. Stardew Valley the boardgame sometimes... And with the release of the My Hero Academia card game, she's now in to a CCG... back to money-sink gaming for me! Yeehah! But generally, it's me doing the begging now. Solo gaming is becoming more my thing. Although Reed and I have been doing a TON of Marvel Champions at the store. Store gaming is a practice in patience and non-concentration so mainly it's Reed playing the game and me distractedly reacting.

I like Atomic Goblin in Longmont. I've worked with them indirectly and I have the impression they're really cool. They also have a better HobbyTown IMO.

Okay, so, let's get this party rolling!!!
Kassidy
player, 15 posts
Mon 1 Nov 2021
at 13:04
  • msg #50

While we wait...

Checking in. Hope all is well.
Ezra
player, 15 posts
Wed 3 Nov 2021
at 19:27
  • msg #51

While we wait...

I'm doing well ... still here! I check in a little less frequently now, but I'm still checking in.

I somehow missed the part where Paul said he has a Lake Cabin. I now want to go visit Paul, and sit on a dock playing board games! I have a new-ish house (3 years ago), which is actually in Boulder. It's about 100 meters from a trail head. So that's been an awesome change. It also has a huge game room/bar in the basement, in case anyone wants to visit.

I don't know if I mentioned it before, but we also got a dog. Rosie Posie Laikha. I will not confirm whether or not she was named after one of the 3 named female characters from Lord of the Rings (and the love interest of the main character!). She's mostly hyper allergenic, so if anyone visits it's unlikely she'll set off allergies. She just turned a year old.

On the game front, I bought "Space Marine Adventures: Countdown" from Barnes and Noble recently. It's another one of the bookshelf games that GW only sells through B&N. It's a 20-ish minute cooperative/solo game. The boy puts up with playing it with me, although he says he like the theme of Crypt-Hunters (a similar game ... but with paladins and ghosts) better. It uses hexes ... and I have a thing for hex based systems.

I also got a chance to play D&D. A couple of people at work run a Halloween D&D game every year (a one-shot). It always pulls in a bunch of beginners, so it's kept very kid's glovey. I think we had one combat (which lasted a single round ... I got to swing my axe twice) over the 8 hours we played. I had fun making my 5th level Goblin Maniac (i.e. Berserker Barbarian) though. I got to eat a lot of snacks too! So that's a win!
This message was last edited by the player at 19:31, Wed 03 Nov 2021.
Ezra
player, 16 posts
Mon 22 Nov 2021
at 20:36
  • msg #52

While we wait...

Still here! Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.

I'm hoping to play some games with the kids since they don't have school this week. We played "Poetry for Neanderthals" yesterday ... I got to hit the boy a couple of times with the "No!" club. That's my definition of a great game!

Paul, I don't know if you still watch Survivor, but we had a surreal Survivor moment last night. I was looking at the new shows on Netflix and there were new episodes of Survivor. I started it up and Sudha's like ... "I know that person ... we used to work together!" Apparently one of the contestants was a tech writer at Oracle in Sudha's group. That could've been you!

BTW, when are we doing the Amazing Race! :-)
Kassidy
player, 16 posts
Wed 24 Nov 2021
at 05:49
  • msg #53

While we wait...

In reply to Ezra (msg # 52):

I'm checking in once to twice a month. So we're on the same schedule here, Daryl.

Man, if my life wasn't so booked solid, I would make a concerted effort to come see you. I'm so tired of interruptions in my gaming that I've gotten sort of tired of trying. The store is obviously customers needing help so I can't say no to that, and at home my girls do NOT get along so it's only a matter of time before games boil down to a petty argument that results in one person stomping away or being sent to their rooms... sigh. So yeah, a lake cabin and or another persons home sounds so amazing.

We were set to go up to Ian's for thanksgiving. Planned on a ton of games as I'm the expected game master at our families events, but today Trina (Ian's wife) tested positive. So we're staying home with no food since they were planning it... spaghetti dinner for Thanksgiving I guess. Neither Rebecca nor I want to go to the grocery store tomorrow. We're a tad bit lazy and a lot bit tired of trying.

I dusted off my Weird War Savage and started reading that. Also, my old RPG manager wrote a book (Jackals by Osprey) that's set in a fantasy sword and sandals world loosely based on Egypt, Rome, Babylon sort of empires. I sort of want to run that too but the idea of teaching and learning new systems... man I am whiny, and old, and tired...
Kassidy
player, 17 posts
Thu 25 Nov 2021
at 14:57
  • msg #54

While we wait...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Hope it's filled with love and gaming for you all.
Kassidy
player, 18 posts
Mon 13 Dec 2021
at 14:20
  • msg #55

While we wait...

Time for my bi-weekly checkin. Hope all of you are doing okay.
Ezra
player, 17 posts
Wed 5 Jan 2022
at 03:52
  • msg #56

While we wait...

Happy New Year! May this year be better than the last.

I went to the front page and I see there is 64 posts in this group. I go into the group and I see 54 in this thread and 8 in the announcement thread ... for a total of 62.

Where did the other 2 posts go? hmmmm ... I bet there's a secret thread I'm not invited too. It's high school all over again!
Buzzby
player, 4 posts
Thu 6 Jan 2022
at 18:29
  • msg #57

While we wait...

In reply to Ezra (msg # 56):

Happy new year everyone.  I'm going to badger Paul tonight to get this thing rolling.  He teased a restart and then went dark.  I'm not having it!
Ezra
player, 18 posts
Mon 10 Jan 2022
at 23:19
  • msg #58

While we wait...

You go Buzzby/Brett!

My Nephew (Sam's son (Paul might remember Sam)) just took a job at Amazon in the Seattle area. I now have another reason to head to the Pacific Northwest! Just need to get over this whole Covid thing so I can travel again.
Kassidy
player, 19 posts
Tue 18 Jan 2022
at 14:22
  • msg #59

While we wait...

In reply to Ezra (msg # 56):

You mean we're not part of the popular crowd? Ugh! Flashbacks!
Kassidy
player, 20 posts
Mon 31 Jan 2022
at 13:54
  • msg #60

While we wait...

Time for a check-in...

Just picked up the Labyrinth role playing game. Oddly they titled it adventure game which is what I define something like Talisman but, grasping at straws...
For young to tween kids it works pretty well. It's basically just a big book of encounters and you randomly play through a set number of them until you make it to the final encounter of the Goblin King. Not bad. If you want a light rpg I'd say it's worth looking into. It's about 5 years too late for my house but maybe I'll get to do it with grandchildren or my teens might take pity on me some day.

Reed and I have been playing 'The Loop' and the GI Joe Deck Builder, both cooperative, which is nice to not be nailed into the ground repetitively by Reed's luck when we play competitive.

Nothing really new to report. Just miss you all.
Ezra
player, 19 posts
Fri 18 Mar 2022
at 18:29
  • msg #61

While we wait...

Just poking my head in.

Anybody else checking in periodically.

I picked up Everdell this week, so I'm going to try that with the kids (maybe tonight). I'm hoping I get to play the hedgehogs! Go Hedgehogs!
Ezra
player, 20 posts
Mon 9 May 2022
at 20:02
  • msg #62

While we wait...

I have played several games of Everdell. It's good, but I still don't quite have a handle on what's going on/how to win. Sometimes a strategy that works well one game completely falls apart the next. Go hedgehogs!
Ezra
player, 21 posts
Mon 11 Jul 2022
at 19:03
  • msg #63

While we wait...

Just thought I'd pop in here and see who else periodically checks (it's been a month or 2 for me though).
Ezra
player, 22 posts
Thu 18 Aug 2022
at 16:35
  • msg #64

While we wait...

I still believe ... I still believe!
Ezra
player, 23 posts
Thu 15 Sep 2022
at 16:06
  • msg #65

While we wait...

Anyone here?

I bought Root, but haven't had a chance to play it yet. It's thematically the type of game that the whole family likes (cute and cuddly forest critters), but direct conflict games tend to go over poorly at my house (only Ethan and I like them). We'll see if the asymmetric race rules makes it more interesting for the others.

Looking forward to using guerrilla tactics with my Woodland Creature Alliance to take down the haughty Cats and aloof Raptors.
Ezra
player, 24 posts
Thu 29 Dec 2022
at 17:46
  • msg #66

While we wait...

Since my last update, we played Root. It was good, but very competitive. I messed up and went for the quick win with my cats. I couldn't pull it off. Ethan then came back from an untenable position to win with the birds/crows.

BTW, I also saw this and thought of Cam: https://ifelix.net/3d-talisman-board

A long time ago, I gave some thought to pulling together miniatures for all of the talisman characters, but couldn't find matching ones for about 1/2 (and decided that I couldn't paint fast enough to get 60+ miniatures done in a timely manner). It strikes me that it would be a much easier project now (there are quite a few more mini manufacturers and I'm a much faster painter now too).
This message was last edited by the player at 17:48, Thu 29 Dec 2022.
Ezra
player, 25 posts
Thu 29 Jun 2023
at 16:20
  • msg #67

While we wait...

Saw this and thought it'd go well here: https://www.kickstarter.com/pr...very_category_newest

Anyone ever still check this place?
Ezra
player, 26 posts
Fri 3 Nov 2023
at 22:55
  • msg #68

While we wait...

Thought I'd check in again! Anyone still poking there heads in here?
ohoh7
GM, 23 posts
Mon 1 Jan 2024
at 19:22
  • msg #69

This time with feeling

Just sent you all an email about finishing Evernight in 2024. I'll be creating a new thread for the start, but we can use this thread to start talking...
Boris
player, 1 post
Fri 5 Jan 2024
at 17:47
  • msg #70

This time with feeling

I love Root!

I have been playing Dayz as my video game escape reality mechanism.  If anybody wants to run with me, let me know!
This message was last edited by the player at 17:53, Fri 05 Jan.
Ezra
player, 27 posts
Tue 9 Jan 2024
at 23:21
  • msg #71

This time with feeling

"Root!" didn't really take off at my house. I thought it looked fun, but it's a bit too competitive for my wife. Settlers of Catan has been making a comeback. It turns out my son's school library has a copy and he sometimes plays it over lunch with his friends.

I've taken a pass at updating my character, here https://ohoh7.atlassian.net/wi...es/1376292/Ezra+Mihn

I also noticed that there is now a bunch of initial skills you get for "free" (stealth, persuasion, etc) at character creation in the Adventure's Edition. I vaguely recall I had to pay points to get those. Should we be getting some "free" skill points too?

To be transparent, the min-maxer in me is intrigued by the Leadership Edges. In particular Tactician and Master Tactician with Natural Leader seem pretty amazing for making the entire party better in fights. So if I can redistribute some skill points to pick up Battle d6 and swap out 2 of my edges (Beast Bond and Common Bond probably (i.e. the 2 I just picked up)), I can pick up Command and Natural Leader. Then I can start to pick up some of the interesting Leadership Edges.
Kassidy
player, 21 posts
Tue 23 Jan 2024
at 16:25
  • msg #72

A Year's Catch Up

I tried keep up with Daryl's check in's and appears I forgot around spring last year. Now I feel crumby.

Okay, I'm trying to catchup on all the rules. TBH I'm not great with rules these days so I'll update character as I can figure it out.

I should be up to speed on all the log-ins and bookmarks, though, so minor victories!
Ezra
player, 28 posts
Tue 30 Jan 2024
at 03:38
  • msg #73

A Year's Catch Up

Don't feel crumby on my account. I just pop in here periodically to wax lyrically on random topics. I also have a blog that no one but me ever reads. I'm used to talking to myself. :-)

When are we starting up again?
Kassidy
player, 24 posts
Thu 29 Feb 2024
at 20:12
  • msg #74

A Year's Catch Up

Is there a way to get alerts if someone posts to the main thread? I don't mind popping in every day (it helps me get back in the habit of checking) but I'd like to know if anyone is waiting on me too.
Ezra
player, 35 posts
Sat 2 Mar 2024
at 00:08
  • msg #75

A Year's Catch Up

Under Your Account -> Preferences on the right there's a place to get Atom/RSS/RDF feeds.

You can plug those into a news reader and it will show up ... but the minus side is you now need to check a news reader (something like feedly). I'm not sure that's much help (unless you are using a reader semi-regularly already).

Although this page also has a number of ways to track an rss feed (minus the news reader):
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I...-feeds-into-my-email

The Google chrome one looks promising (assuming you use chrome). I might install it and see where that goes.
https://chromewebstore.google....jjehlcdlnohgmp?hl=en
This message was last edited by the player at 00:09, Sat 02 Mar.
Kassidy
player, 25 posts
Mon 4 Mar 2024
at 19:20
  • msg #76

A Year's Catch Up

I played around with those but in the end opted to just put a daily weekday reminder to check on rpol.  :)
Sometimes, simplest is best. It doesn't help if someone posts a Kassidy-needs-to-reply entry, but at least you all know I should be no more than 23 hours and 55 minutes later.

That being said, I like the Google Chrome one and may end up using it for other things.
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